Indirect tax dept extends annual GST returns filing date to March 31

Archit Gupta, CEO ClearTax said,'given that filing for GSTR-9 had not begun online, an extension was required'

Following complaints of procedural hassles, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the deadline for filing annual returns and audit forms, under the goods and services tax (GST) regime, by three months till March 31, 2019. 

Earlier, businesses had complained about these returns — GSTR 9, GSTR  9A and GSTR 9C. 

The CBIC also said these forms will be made available on the common GST portal soon. 

Archit Gupta, chief executive officer of ClearTax, said: “Given that the filings for GSTR-9 online had not begun, an extension was required.”

Chandrajit Banerjee, director general of the Confederation